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yvr girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:40 PM Original message |
How different are grits from polenta? |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
1. About $10 on the menu. |
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yvr girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Are grits ever served with a nice marinara sauce? |
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Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. No but polenta is. |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. No. Usually grits are served with butter. |
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jukes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 01:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. but here in the republic of GA |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 05:06 PM Response to Reply #26 |
40. A good chef can do ANYTHING with grits. |
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Modem Butterfly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
2. Sort of like the difference between drywall and flour |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. And just when have you tasted wet drywall? |
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Modem Butterfly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Unfortunately, no |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. NO THEY DON'T! n/t |
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Modem Butterfly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. If grits tasted good, why would people put so much crap on them? |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:53 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Most people I know just put a little salt, pepper, and a bit of butter |
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Modem Butterfly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 01:00 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Tradition, I guess |
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forgethell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 02:03 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. Maybe they're |
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Modem Butterfly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 02:15 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Who's sneering at you? |
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jukes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 01:19 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. same reason SOME of them eat "fatback" |
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forgethell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 02:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
29. And I love pancakes, but |
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Modem Butterfly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 02:23 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. You had me 'til the eggs |
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forgethell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 02:28 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Exactly right. |
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Modem Butterfly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 02:31 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. So's pemican, but I don't think that's a real popular breakfast food... |
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forgethell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 02:44 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. I generally only |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
4. Are Grits Treated with Lye Like Hominy? |
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Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:43 PM Original message |
Grits are loose |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
5. Grits are good. Polenta is not. n/t |
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yvr girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. I LOVE polenta |
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jukes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 01:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
28. or polenta is great |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
12. Aha! |
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chaska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
14. GIVE CHASKA GRITS NOW!!! |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:51 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Here ya go Chaska: |
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chaska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:53 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Mmmmmm, better. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:53 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Please, I beg you, do not put the packets of mayo on the grits! |
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chaska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:54 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I'll try. |
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ahem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 05:03 PM Response to Reply #14 |
39. Mmmm. Not too runny/Not too thick. With a little pool of butter on top. |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
16. Actually, you can let grits cool and solidify, slice them, and fry them |
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yvr girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 01:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. You can do that with polenta too |
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chaska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 01:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Nah.... |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
22. Polenta hasn't anything to do with Natalie Portman naked and petrified. |
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efhmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
25. Equally nasty stuff, no matter how fancied up and expensive they are. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
31. I love them both but they're not the same |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
32. polenta is slightly less disgusting than grits |
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MissMarple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-05 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
37. Similar, but grits are made from hominy and polenta from corn meal. |
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